Jude Dibia

Jude Dibia (born 5 January 1975 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a Nigerian novelist.[1]

Dibia studied at the University of Ibadan, and earned a B.A in Modern European Languages (German).[1]

He is the author of three well received novels: Walking with Shadows (BlackSands Books, 2005), Unbridled (2007), and Blackbird (2011).[2] His novels have been described as daring and controversial by readers and critics in and out of Africa. Walking with Shadows is said to be the first Nigerian novel that has a gay man as its central character and that treats his experience with great insight, inviting a positive response to his situation. Unbridled, too, stirred some controversy on its publication; it is a story that tackles the emancipation of its female protagonist, who had suffered incest and various abuse from men. Unbridled went on to win the 2007 Ken Saro-Wiwa Prize for Prose (sponsored by NDDC/ANA) and was a finalist in the 2007 Nigeria Prize for Literature (sponsored by NLNG).

Dibia's short stories have appeared on various online literary sites, including AfricanWriter.com and Halftribe.com. One of his short stories is included in the anthology One World: A global anthology of short stories, alongside stories by such critically acclaimed writers as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Jhumpa Lahiri.[3]

References
  1. Onyeka Nwelue, "Interview: Walking Shadows with Jude Dibia", Nigeria Village Square, 22 July 2006.
  2. ""Love Holds Things Together": Jude Dibia | Sampsonia Way Magazine". Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  3. 引越しするなら｜アリさんマークの引越社の評判は？ (in Japanese)


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